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Mozambique Annual Country Report 2020 Country Strategic Plan 2017 - 2021 Table of Contents SAVING LIVES CHANGING LIVES Mozambique Annual Country Report 2020 Country Strategic Plan 2017 - 2021 Table of contents 2020 Overview 3 Context and operations & COVID-19 response 7 Risk Management 9 Partnerships 10 CSP Financial Overview 11 Programme Performance 13 Strategic outcome 01 13 Strategic outcome 02 15 Strategic outcome 03 17 Strategic outcome 04 19 Strategic outcome 05 21 Strategic outcome 06 23 Strategic outcome 07 24 Cross-cutting Results 25 Progress towards gender equality 25 Protection and accountability to affected populations 26 Environment 28 Data Notes 28 Figures and Indicators 31 WFP contribution to SDGs 31 Beneficiaries by Sex and Age Group 33 Beneficiaries by Residence Status 33 Beneficiaries by Programme Area 34 Annual Food Transfer 34 Annual Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher 34 Strategic Outcome and Output Results 36 Cross-cutting Indicators 60 Mozambique | Annual Country Report 2020 2 2020 Overview For Mozambique, 2020 was meant to be a year of recovery following the deadliest and strongest tropical cyclones to ever hit Africa in recorded history in 2019. However, the year turned out to be very different. In part, this was related to the economic fallout and loss of livelihoods people deal with as a result of very strict emergency measures implemented by the Government to stem the COVID-19 outbreak. Drought and dry spells in the southern region also affected the country significantly. Yet, the events that shook the country to its core happened in the north of the country, in Cabo Delgado province, with a rapidly intensifying conflict that displaced well over 565,000 people. As a result, a Level-2 Emergency was extended by WFP and its partners in September 2020. Despite the challenges highlighted above, WFP continued to provide life-saving interventions to vulnerable populations affected by extreme weather and conflict, as well as offering capacity strengthening to the Government of Mozambique on several key areas. In 2020, WFP has made great strides across its CSP Strategic Outcomes in Mozambique, including: Strategic Outcome 1: For the first time, WFP and the National Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition (SETSAN) conducted an Emergency Needs Assessment in conflict-affected districts of Cabo Delgado province, improving urgent humanitarian assistance targeting on the ground. In addition, WFP supported the National Institute for Social Action to activate the Direct Social Support Programme – Post-Emergency to provide relief to Cyclone Idai-affected households and for the National COVID-19 Response. Furthermore, WFP has expanded the reach of its integrated climate risk management portfolio, more than doubling the caseload to reach over 75,000 beneficiaries, including work on institutional and community resilience building, while piloting new and innovative approaches, such as Forecast-based Financing and Weather Index Micro-Insurance, among other innovative tools. Strategic Outcome 2: WFP effectively responded to the humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado province, providing urgent food assistance to 510,000 beneficiaries. In addition, WFP continued to provide food assistance to the poorest households across high-risk areas affected by the impact of drought and dry spells during the lean season to well over 1.2 million people. Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) Treatment and food assistance for refugees continued to be implemented throughout the year. Strategic Outcome 3: In response to the nation-wide school closures due to COVID-19, WFP rapidly shifted its school meals programme from on-site to take-home rations. This allowed for food assistance to continue reaching 237,790 students and their family members in rural areas across Tete and Nampula provinces. Strategic Outcome 4: Social and Behavioural Change Communication interventions were implemented with an aim of strengthening household's climate resilience, diversification of diets and empowerment of women, as well as to increase awareness of Sexual and Reproductive Health services available. In addition, WFP started implementing HIV and TB prevention, and treatment services. Strategic Outcome 5: WFP’s support to smallholder farmers centred around technology promotion, capacity development, and market integration. These activities were fundamental to help targeted smallholders address post-harvest losses, which contributed to the availability of safe and healthy food across the year, and created surplus produce to sell when the prices were favourable, resulting in targeted farmers being able to maintain a relatively good food security and nutrition situations. Strategic Outcome 6: WFP continued to play a central role in the provision of supply chain services for humanitarian and development partners, including through provision of storage, handling, transport and custom clearance. WFP started a humanitarian corridor in Mozambique amid travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19, operating humanitarian flights in Mozambique from 23 June up to 31 October 2020 between Johannesburg-Lilongwe-Maputo. Strategic Outcome 7: Strong progress through WFP’s partnership with the National Disaster Management Institute continued to be made, particularly related to the finalisation of a pivotal National Plan of Action on Mozambique’s logistical needs related to disaster preparedness and response. The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to WFP in recognition of the important link between conflict and hunger, and the critical role that food assistance plays in supporting the first step towards peace and stability. In Mozambique, the Nobel Peace Prize is being celebrated by WFP’s 392 staff, many of whom work on the frontlines of hunger and conflict. Mozambique | Annual Country Report 2020 3 52% 48% 1,957,454 female male Total Beneficiaries in 2020 Estimated number of persons with disabilities: 48,652 (52% Female, 48% Male) Beneficiaries by Sex and Age Group Female Male 69,727 34,863 60+ years 60+ years 35,116 17,558 746,075 683,320 18-59 years 18-59 years 386,470 342,460 327,715 313,770 12-17 years 12-17 years 165,222 158,027 327,715 313,770 5-11 years 5-11 years 247,982 253,685 170,830 163,857 24-59 months 24-59 months 89,050 86,417 170,830 163,857 0-23 months 0-23 months 89,050 86,417 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 Planned Actual Planned Actual Beneficiaries by Residence Status 170,000 IDP 354,242 0 Returnee 0 7,175 Refugee 7,116 3,309,154 Resident 1,596,096 0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 Planned Actual Mozambique | Annual Country Report 2020 4 Beneficiaries by Programme Area Unconditional 2,507,178 Resources 949,661 Transfer 487,144 School Meal 311,167 Nutrition 36,507 Treatment 24,117 Nutrition 0 Prevention 44 Asset Creation 455,500 and Livelihood 672,465 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 Planned Actual Total Food and CBT 41,793 mt US$ 32,636,796 total actual food transferred in 2020 total actual cash transferred in 2020 of 125,529 mt total planned of $US 79,602,314 total planned Annual Food Transfer 69,860 9,037 60,000 40,000 25,547 1,289 7,930 20,811 20,000 13,308 393 6,058 0 2,666 626 1,671 4,525 0 504 0 25 0 2,104 606 247 21 1 68 24 0 Rice LNS Peas Maize Beans Blend Blend Corn Soya Food Split Peas Maize Meal Wheat Soya Iodised Salt Split Lentils Ready To Use Vegetable Oil Supplementary Planned Actual Mozambique | Annual Country Report 2020 5 Annual Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher Value voucher 145,200 transfer for 0 services 20,286,036 Value Voucher 6,526,619 26,156,126 Cash 1,476,082 Commodity 33,014,952 Voucher 24,634,095 0 10,000,000 20,000,000 30,000,000 Planned Actual Mozambique | Annual Country Report 2020 6 Context and operations & COVID-19 response Context and Operations In 2020, Mozambique, just like the rest of the world, was confronted with unprecedented challenges brought about by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2 virus or COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic struck Mozambique at a time when the southern region of the country was coping with the effects of drought and dry spells; when the central region was still recovering from Cyclones Idai and Kenneth that hit the country in 2019; and when Mozambique | Annual Country Report 2020 7 humanitarian needs have risen to record levels in the northern region as a result of growing conflict in Cabo Delgado province. The conflict in Cabo Delgado has its roots in the growing regional imbalances in Mozambique (rural vs urban, and south vs north) in terms of poverty and consumption levels, and economic and social infrastructures. Cabo Delgado is Mozambique’s northernmost province, bordering Tanzania, and richly endowed with natural resources (including oil, and gas). The population of Mozambique is predominantly Christian, but in Cabo Delgado most of the population identifies as Muslim. While the situation in Cabo Delgado has long been described as a ‘Low-Intensity Conflict’, in March 2020, non-state armed groups committed a series of attacks that made it clear Mozambique is faced with an incipient militant movement reminiscent of Boko Haram in its early stages. The armed attacks have targeted: civilians resulting in large displacements; humanitarian installations and property; public and private assets (including health posts and schools); possession of military and police assets (including vehicles and weapons). WFP’s vehicles and assets have also been set ablaze, although this appears to have been due to opportunity and nothing suggests that WFP’s assets were intentionally targeted. Significant access barriers and restrictive oversight of humanitarian operations have made it difficult to provide assistance to all affected populations and to get accurate estimates on the numbers of populations displaced.
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